Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number was 146.66 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 146.66 for sunflower seed — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 146.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 11th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 | — |
| 1962 | 1.67 | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 | +19.8% |
| 1965 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.67 | -16.5% |
| 1967 | 3.33 | +99.4% |
| 1968 | 5.67 | +70.3% |
| 1969 | 18.15 | +220.1% |
| 1970 | 12.09 | -33.4% |
| 1971 | 22.53 | +86.4% |
| 1972 | 26.66 | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 26.66 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40 | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 26.66 | -33.4% |
| 1976 | 46.66 | +75.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | -57.1% |
| 1978 | 26.66 | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 26.66 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.33 | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 23.33 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.67 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 26.66 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 8.47 | -68.2% |
| 1985 | 10.29 | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 11.37 | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 7.88 | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 9.71 | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 14.61 | +50.5% |
| 1990 | 11.35 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 118.87 | +947.3% |
| 1997 | 30.53 | -74.3% |
| 1998 | 12.12 | -60.3% |
| 1999 | 16.35 | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 19.98 | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 23.95 | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 27.38 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 25.78 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 24.4 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.81 | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 36.33 | +104.0% |
| 2007 | 39.42 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 38.3 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 53.92 | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 61.16 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 70.8 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 82.89 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 81.65 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 101.81 | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 93.29 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 104.9 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 142.81 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 135.4 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 136.44 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 140.02 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 142.36 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 139.22 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 104.49 | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 146.66 | +40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 | 1.33 | 18.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.46 | 12.09 | 46.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.03 | 7.88 | 26.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.84 | 11.35 | 118.87 | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.73 | 17.81 | 53.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.11 | 61.16 | 142.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.55 | 104.49 | 146.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 8 Russian Federation 179.35 compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 175.05 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 160.27 compare
- 12 Switzerland 146.55 compare
- 13 Romania 145.46 compare
- 14 Australia 142.57 compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 142.57 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — gross production index number in Malawi?
- Sunflower seed — gross production index number in Malawi was 146.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 146.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for sunflower seed — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.